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Asia Insight

2012 · 15 seasons

A calm, thoughtful half-hour of real lives and changing places, quietly informative and easy to respect.

Genres
Documentary, News
Starring
lae astra
Overview
An in-depth portrait of Asia today, covering its dynamism as a center of growth as well as its traditions tossed around by the advance of globalization.

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Genres
Documentary, News
Starring
lae astra
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • work
  • class
  • trauma
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • anthology
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, news
Starring
lae astra
Length
15 seasons, 480 episodes, 30 min each
Network
NHK
Country
Japan
Languages
English, Japanese

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